Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, has once again been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as one of the "Best Law Firms" in the United States. The publication awarded Akerman 35 national practice rankings, recognizing its corporate, real estate, and litigation teams, among others. The firm was top ranked in 16 practice areas, including Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Construction, Environmental, Land Use & Zoning, Securities Regulation, Health Care, Tax Law and seven areas of commercial and financial litigation.
Clients commended Akerman as an "outstanding group of national professionals," with one remarking, "I have found each and every firm member intelligent, connected, holistic, egoless, team oriented, open, thorough, creative, and desiring the results their clients desire. This is a five star firm – period."
Akerman received a record 102 Tier 1 rankings in total, including numerous Tier 1 Metropolitan Area rankings that recognize the firm's strength in key business centers throughout the nation, including Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, and Washington, D.C.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers rankings are based on overall firm performance, client feedback, and peer recognition derived from 5.5 million evaluations from across the United States. The rankings follow the recently released 2019 version of The Best Lawyers in America list, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing lawyers in the nation. More than 175 Akerman lawyers were named to the 2019 Best Lawyers list in 73 areas of law across the United States.
A list of the Akerman practices ranked nationally by U.S. News – Best Lawyers include:
National Rankings
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Employment Law – Management
Environmental Law
Franchise Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
International Arbitration – Commercial
International Trade and Finance Law
Labor Law – Management
Land Use & Zoning Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation – Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
Railroad Law
Real Estate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Venture Capital Law
For a list of Akerman practices ranked by metropolitan area, please click here.
About Akerman LLP
Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm recognized by Financial Times as among the most forward thinking firms in the industry. Its more than 700 lawyers and business professionals collaborate with the world’s most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs to navigate change, seize opportunities, and help drive innovation and growth. Akerman is known for its results in middle market M&A and complex disputes, and for helping clients achieve their most important business objectives in the financial services, real estate, and other dynamic sectors across the United States and Latin America.